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Men Without Women: China and India Face a Cultural Paradigm Shift

Donald Kaufman / Truthdig Apr 27, 2018 A male-female imbalance of 70 million has upset big parts of society in the two countries, and the problem probably won’t improve for a long time. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

For Sale: Entire Spanish Villages. Price: Cheap.

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Aug 17, 2015 Want to invest in paradise? Local leaders in the Galicia region of Spain are looking to sell as many as 400 villages abandoned during waves of emigration that began over 60 years ago. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

It Takes a Pillage

Mr. Fish / Truthdig Aug 18, 2011 Dig deeper

Homo Nest Raided, Queen Bees Stinging Mad

Larry Gross / Truthdig Jun 27, 2011 Among the many landmarks of the turbulent decade of the 1960s, few have achieved the fame and symbolic resonance of events that began as a fairly routine example of police harassment on a hot June night in 1969. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Marie Cocco: The Potemkin Village of Baghdad

Marie Cocco / Truthdig Aug 17, 2006 The Iraqi government, which President Bush heralded last spring as a "milestone,'' a "turning point'' and a "watershed event,'' is perilously ineffectual. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Israel Captures Village and Continues Airstrikes

Staff / Truthdig Jul 23, 2006 Israeli troops have taken the Lebanese village of Maroun al-Ras, which they claim has been used as a rocket base by Hezbollah. Israel has said it has no plans for a large-scale invasion but intends to use ground forces to attack targets unavailable to its jets. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )